Thread to tell everyone what bike gear you've just bought !

pinno

Yep ^. Celeste.

daniel_b

pinno said:

Yep ^. Celeste.

Ta, ordered along with this green one for my new commuter/gravel bike - not getting on with the stock saddle.


£21 each from the excellent merlin.

As an aside, I noticed that the ever present £5 off Tredz voucher still appears, yet now it is only valid on spends over £50, when it used to be £30!

These were the brakes (BR-561) I was thinking of:




However I can't see her carrying enormous amounts of speed for a while yet, and I wonder if the reviews are a bit picky if you know what I mean.

I can entertainingly try and ride it and see what they are like first - potentially assuming the pads are changeable it might be that is all that is required.

It also comes with white tape, so I'll probably let her have it with that, get it mucky, and then when it needs replacing, go for some Celeste tape.

This bike is only 20 miles away, I nearly bought one (in full Celeste) that was 60 miles away, admittedly newer, and 10spd versus 9 spd, but they wanted £450 for it - I think this was a better deal, and arguably a nicer paint job.

daniel_b

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pinno

daniel_b said:

I can entertainingly try and ride it and see what they are like first - potentially assuming the pads are changeable it might be that is all that is required.

[Bit of a detour but i'll get there]
My first purchase of 'racing' parts was a toe clips and straps, my next was a Suntour superbe rear mech (bought in Tunbridge Wells 2 days after the great storm in '87). The Mavic (as ridden by S Kelly on the Vitus) was £44 and out of my price range. What a cool bit of kit. The Next purchase was the first version of the Shimano 105 Aero brake levers.
I don't know what 105 is like now, but they were excellent.

pinno

Oh and BTW - that saddle looks 'orrible. Plain 'orrible.

roger_merriman

pinno said:

Oh and BTW - that saddle looks 'orrible. Plain 'orrible.

I have a same saddle though different but equally as ugly on the commute beast!

First ride with some Endura trousers so far so good!

pinno

roger_merriman said:

pinno said:

Oh and BTW - that saddle looks 'orrible. Plain 'orrible.

I have a same saddle though different but equally as ugly on the commute beast!

Main thing is: is your backside happy?

daniel_b

pinno said:

roger_merriman said:

pinno said:

Oh and BTW - that saddle looks 'orrible. Plain 'orrible.

I have a same saddle though different but equally as ugly on the commute beast!

Main thing is: is your backside happy?

Well exactly, and the saddle should tie in with the bike pretty well too:

daniel_b

CRC and presumably Wiggle, have withdrawn their free Evri returns.

pep.fermi

Bought last week a "new" MTB (never mind I ride mostly road), 10yr old but basically almost new.

It will stay in my Mum's garage in Riva del Garda, ready for when I visit.

Full carbon
Hydraulic disc brakes
Groupset Deore XTR / XT
Price: 280€

The shop says with equivalent specs, brand new today a bike like this would cost over 4500€.
It seems the price was this low because the 26" wheels, which are now an old standard.

daniel_b

Garmin 1030 from Garmin, for a bit of a change, could have sworn this was not part of their birthday sale until very recently, so the 1030 I have had stashed from CRC bought for £380, is winging it's way back today, as this one was bought for a pretty decent £338.

Pretty sure the full bells and whistles pack was £390.

Seem to recall my 1000 when new was in the region of £340ish, though I think that came with all the extras, but I don't need any of that malarkey, so this isn't 'too' bad in the scheme of things, and stops me considering the 1040 in any way shape or form.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

daniel_b said:

Garmin 1030 from Garmin

Would sir like a case with that?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32848356526.html

daniel_b

N0bodyOfTheGoat said:

daniel_b said:

Garmin 1030 from Garmin

Would sir like a case with that?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32848356526.html

That is good value! I nabbed one (Or potentially one black and one yellow....) from Merlin back in the summer, an official one for around £10 I think it was, which I thought was reasonable. Also have a generic ebay/amazon screen protector to go on as well.

daniel_b

The green charge spoon I ordered from Merlin is going to go back - it's pretty nice, but what I did not realise is that it's a cloth finish, where as I was expecting something less absorbent shall we say - not really practical for a commuting bike.

Just picked this up for my daughters new bike - for £25, want her to have a few saddle choices when it comes time to properly ride it next year, so we can try and see off any saddle discomfort asap, and then sell whatever ones on that are not comfortable.


As it's a tiny frame, needed a side entry cage, and was about to buy one, but checked my stock, and picked up a black and white one which goes nicely, some time ago as a 'just in case' so that's a bonus.

Oh and some of this bar tape for the new 34cm bars:

seanoconn

daniel_b said:

The green charge spoon I ordered from Merlin is going to go back - it's pretty nice, but what I did not realise is that it's a cloth finish, where as I was expecting something less absorbent shall we say - not really practical for a commuting bike.

Just picked this up for my daughters new bike - for £25, want her to have a few saddle choices when it comes time to properly ride it next year, so we can try and see off any saddle discomfort asap, and then sell whatever ones on that are not comfortable.


As it's a tiny frame, needed a side entry cage, and was about to buy one, but checked my stock, and picked up a black and white one which goes nicely, some time ago as a 'just in case' so that's a bonus.

Oh and some of this bar tape for the new 34cm bars:

I think I can see the spending loop hole in your ‘self’ imposed no buying rule.

drhaggis

seanoconn said:

daniel_b said:

The green charge spoon I ordered from Merlin is going to go back - it's pretty nice, but what I did not realise is that it's a cloth finish, where as I was expecting something less absorbent shall we say - not really practical for a commuting bike.

Just picked this up for my daughters new bike - for £25, want her to have a few saddle choices when it comes time to properly ride it next year, so we can try and see off any saddle discomfort asap, and then sell whatever ones on that are not comfortable.


As it's a tiny frame, needed a side entry cage, and was about to buy one, but checked my stock, and picked up a black and white one which goes nicely, some time ago as a 'just in case' so that's a bonus.

Oh and some of this bar tape for the new 34cm bars:

I think I can see the spending loop hole in your ‘self’ imposed no buying rule.

It's for his daughter. And, besides, that tape looks ace.

daniel_b

ahaha, well my self imposed 6 month spending ban was on cycle clothing for myself, so I have been good, and despite seeing some good deals, have not ordered a single thing for me :-)

I commute, so I may need consumables, mechanical bits in that period of time, though hopefully not, and I am covered for commuting clothing.

Thanks @drhaggis , it's a Liv tape, and cyclestore had it for a pretty reasonable (I thought) £13 or so - most importantly I'm pretty confident she will love it, and it should prove to be a lot more practical than the white tape the bike came with - which I had planned to leave intact, until I decided to size down from the 38 to 34cm bars.

pinno

The bike will look pretty smart. Let's hope she doesn't get bored after 2 weeks...

daniel_b

pinno said:

The bike will look pretty smart. Let's hope she doesn't get bored after 2 weeks...

Always a risk with children, for sure, but one I feel is worth taking.

She takes part in a local term time skills session, and has been in the top tier now since the summer, and it's never a mission to get her to go, quite the opposite, which is nice.

I'm hoping a bike that is a good fit, and appeals to her visually will make her want to ride, and the aim is for next year to get some more youngsters shortish group rides going out, both on and off road.

She's also, unprompted, expressed an interest in taking part in some cx races, anda although I know she rode a couple in the summer, I was surprised about.

She's even been practicing the cx mount/dismount, and seems pretty proficient (more than me at anyrate) and confident with the whole thing.

I'm thinking to start her with flatties on it, and probably try the 520s on the Frog around the local park, to see if she takes to riding clipped in or not.

I don't want to put her off, but equally she is the one who has suggested it due to a fair few of her mates riding them in the skills sessions.

pinno

daniel_b said:

pinno said:

The bike will look pretty smart. Let's hope she doesn't get bored after 2 weeks...

Always a risk with children, for sure, but one I feel is worth taking.

She takes part in a local term time skills session, and has been in the top tier now since the summer, and it's never a mission to get her to go, quite the opposite, which is nice.

I'm hoping a bike that is a good fit, and appeals to her visually will make her want to ride, and the aim is for next year to get some more youngsters shortish group rides going out, both on and off road.

She's also, unprompted, expressed an interest in taking part in some cx races, anda although I know she rode a couple in the summer, I was surprised about.

She's even been practicing the cx mount/dismount, and seems pretty proficient (more than me at anyrate) and confident with the whole thing.

I'm thinking to start her with flatties on it, and probably try the 520s on the Frog around the local park, to see if she takes to riding clipped in or not.

I don't want to put her off, but equally she is the one who has suggested it due to a fair few of her mates riding them in the skills sessions.

Good luck to her.

"Daddy, daddy those Bibs you got me... well, the pad isn't great and they're not yellow enough and I saw some purple Rapha one's that... I know aren't cheap but I think i'll go faster in them..."

mrb123

https://www.pactimo.co.uk/collections/mens-long-sleeve-jerseys/products/mens-ascent-aero-long-sleeve-cycling-jersey-classic

One of these in the "mulberry" colour. Was after a fairly lightweight long sleeved jersey. With some reward points and a free delivery code was able to bag this for £22 delivered!

seanoconn

S works 7 lace down to £199. 105 r700 spd sl and cleats. My feet are tired of chunky mtb shoes. Time for a change.

MattFalle

Brand new Gabba with zip off sleeves in the really nice Castelli blue.

£50.

Bargain.

hpaul

MattFalle said:

Brand new Gabba with zip off sleeves in the really nice Castelli blue.

£50.

Bargain.

Where?

daniel_b

Not that exciting purchases.

11-34 Ultegra 12spd cassette from Merlin, extra missing links from Wiggle, and a very blingy KMC DLC chain in black and yellow.

pinno

daniel_b said:

Not that exciting purchases.

11-34 Ultegra 12spd cassette from Merlin, extra missing links from Wiggle, and a very blingy KMC DLC chain in black and yellow.

Holy fcuk.

drhaggis

Sportful Fiandre Pro bibshorts, hoping they're as good as the old Castelli Omloops I have. Cost me a smidge under £80 at Merlin.

Also, a couple of inner tubes and replacement heels for my Bontrager shoes.

markgoldstein

drhaggis said:

Sportful Fiandre Pro bibshorts, hoping they're as good as the old Castelli Omloops I have. Cost me a smidge under £80 at Merlin.

Also, a couple of inner tubes and replacement heels for my Bontrager shoes.

They're only £43.50 from Saddleback (in blue):

https://saddleback.co.uk/products/sportful-ss22-fiandre-norain-pro-bib-shorts

daniel_b

Why are Sportful obsessed with putting red stripes on everything

pinno

drhaggis said:

Sportful Fiandre Pro bibshorts, hoping they're as good as the old Castelli Omloops I have. Cost me a smidge under £80 at Merlin.

Also, a couple of inner tubes and replacement heels for my Bontrager shoes.

The Sportful bibs I bought are surprisingly good.